You want to cut the duct tape three feet long. Just use your arm. It's an arm's length.
8 seconds sound clip from the Apollo 13 movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:29:30 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- You need an LCG bag Two LCG bags the red suit hoses, and you've got the flight plan cover.
- What about their level of carbon dioxide?
- You're saying that they're almost out of breathable air?
- Now, wait a second. That's not what he said. He said we're working on it.
- You want to cut the duct tape three feet long. Just use your arm. It's an arm's length.
- Okay, Housotn, I see what you're getting at. Hold on.
- Hey, Jack, tear that piece of tape down the middle lengthwise.
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